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luckily, the power of the nra was shown to be a paper tiger in the last election. i think that knowledge is going to have to be broadcast and assimilated that you can take on the nra and live to tell about it. you know, no right is absolute. we have the first amendment right to freedom of speech, but you can't get away with yelling fire in a crowded theater. so second amendment, the supreme court has ruled the second amendment confers a personal right to carry arms, but it doesn't confer a personal right to carry machine guns or grenade launchers or semiautomatic weapons, or large magazine clips. there is no hunter that needs more than three bullets in a rifle to hunt. anything beyond that is not only fair subject for regulation, but absolutely ought to be banned. >> but there is very few hunters out there that want to be hold what kind of firearm they can use. this is the urban divide that the president talked about today. over the last 30 years before i came to work here in new york. it's two different worlds. you go to the middle of the country and they say don'
luckily, the power of the nra was shown to be a paper tiger in the last election. i think that knowledge is going to have to be broadcast and assimilated that you can take on the nra and live to tell about it. you know, no right is absolute. we have the first amendment right to freedom of speech, but you can't get away with yelling fire in a crowded theater. so second amendment, the supreme court has ruled the second amendment confers a personal right to carry arms, but it doesn't confer a...
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the nra gave kingston an "a" rating for his voting record today. today this staunch advocate opened the door for change. >> we see a huge problem like this, and it's a problem that is happening in other countries as well. we look for something that, okay, what can prevent it? and i think that's where we need to go with this discussion is, yes, put gun control, more gun control on the table. >> on the surface, the comments are very encouraging. but when things get specific, we can understand why this country has so much difficulty arriving at common sense gun safety. >> connecticut has the fifth toughest gun control laws in the country, including an assault weapon ban that bans 35 different weapons. the weapon used was not an assault weapon, therefore it wasn't banned. >> the definition of assault weapons has been gamed by the gun lobby in the service of the gunmakers, no doubt. if the bushmaster rifle with 30 rounds per clip doesn't qualify as an assault weapon, the term "assault weapon" in my opinion is absolutely meaningless. i wanted to get some
the nra gave kingston an "a" rating for his voting record today. today this staunch advocate opened the door for change. >> we see a huge problem like this, and it's a problem that is happening in other countries as well. we look for something that, okay, what can prevent it? and i think that's where we need to go with this discussion is, yes, put gun control, more gun control on the table. >> on the surface, the comments are very encouraging. but when things get specific,...
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the nra is repeating this story in their new campaign ad. they are spending more than $1 million on air time. the ad is running in four swing states. here in florida, ohio, virginia, and wisconsin. there have been mass shootings in all four of those states recently. wisconsin is still reeling from the temple shooting in august. meanwhile, the nra says the president of the united states hasn't taken away guns because he's waiting until his second term, and that's when he's going to do it? it will be interesting to see if voters believe this fairy tale. by the admission of the vice presidential candidate for the republicans, barack obama has not offered up any new gun legislation. but it cuts to the cultural issues of gays, guns and god in the heartland in america. i'm joined by montana governor brian schweitzer. good to have you with us. you've heard the story before. how damaging is it and how many holes does it shoot, ironically, into the conversation about the president of the united states being a gun grabber when you have paul ryan sayin
the nra is repeating this story in their new campaign ad. they are spending more than $1 million on air time. the ad is running in four swing states. here in florida, ohio, virginia, and wisconsin. there have been mass shootings in all four of those states recently. wisconsin is still reeling from the temple shooting in august. meanwhile, the nra says the president of the united states hasn't taken away guns because he's waiting until his second term, and that's when he's going to do it? it...
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and the nra makes their first statement following the newtown massacre. tonight republican congressman jack kingston of georgia is here to define his party's message on assault weapons. and congresswoman carolyn mccarthy reacts to the president's statement. >>> social security is officially on the table in fiscal cliff negotiations. david cay johnston tells me if there is any way that makes any sense. >>> and senator bernie sanders on how progressives intend to fight. plus, bob shrum and joan walsh on plan b. >>> and a real scare in syria turns into a real happy ending. tonight we'll tell you how nbc's richard engel escaped from his kidnappers. >> i'm very happy that we're here this morning. >> thanks for watching. it may be a rare moment in gun history, but the nation is focused on gun control following the massacre in connecticut. the national rifle association finally broke its silence on the newtown shooting. a statement released today by the organization said, in part, the nra is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never
and the nra makes their first statement following the newtown massacre. tonight republican congressman jack kingston of georgia is here to define his party's message on assault weapons. and congresswoman carolyn mccarthy reacts to the president's statement. >>> social security is officially on the table in fiscal cliff negotiations. david cay johnston tells me if there is any way that makes any sense. >>> and senator bernie sanders on how progressives intend to fight. plus,...
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. >> this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> the nra's power is so vastly overrated. >> plus, the facts about the nra's power. mayor michael bloomberg's right hand power. will real america come around on common sense gun laws? >> john nichols on the conservative push to keep common sense gun laws out of the middle of the country. plus, republican obstacles to reduce violence with jonathan and alex wagner. and dr. gail saultz on the role mental health professionals need to play to reduce the violence. >> no single law, no set of laws can can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless ablt of violence in our society. but that can't be an excuse for an action. >> good to have you with us tonight. folks, thanks for watching. almost 24 hours ago, president obama called for a change in this country. now it's up to all of us to make sure changes come to pass. the community of newtown connecticut is still deeply mourning the lives of 26 people, 20 of them children. the president struck an almost impossible balance of heartfelt emotion and out r
. >> this myth that the nra can destroy political careers is just not true. >> the nra's power is so vastly overrated. >> plus, the facts about the nra's power. mayor michael bloomberg's right hand power. will real america come around on common sense gun laws? >> john nichols on the conservative push to keep common sense gun laws out of the middle of the country. plus, republican obstacles to reduce violence with jonathan and alex wagner. and dr. gail saultz on the role...
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as i said yesterday, do you think the nra has power? their number one priority was to defeat barack obama. last time i checked, he's going to be innaug rated again. >> the nra has stopped tweeting. it also took down its facebook page on friday, just one day after it celebrated a milestone of 1.7 million likes. there are signs that the nra might be losing its grip on washington. nra member and senator joe manchin says he's rethinking his positions on gun control. but as slate points out, nra has not lost any kind of vote on gun legislation since 1999. the five republicans who voted "aye" are all gone and al gore's tie-breaking "aye" became the focus on the campaign against him. and just days before the slaughter at sandy hook elementary, they were fearmongering over gun laws. on december 5th the organization was preparing to battle with the president. we're not optimistic. we're planning for the worst. we told people to plan for gun bans and a supreme stacked with antigun judges. the president has a variety of options at his disposal. we
as i said yesterday, do you think the nra has power? their number one priority was to defeat barack obama. last time i checked, he's going to be innaug rated again. >> the nra has stopped tweeting. it also took down its facebook page on friday, just one day after it celebrated a milestone of 1.7 million likes. there are signs that the nra might be losing its grip on washington. nra member and senator joe manchin says he's rethinking his positions on gun control. but as slate points out,...
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the nra has been setting the stage for months. the nra president was out pedaling the conspiracy theiry that the fast and furious program was designed to restrict gun laws back in october. >> the president and attorney general and secretary of state would be running around going 90% of the guns come from america. in an attempt to seek political advantage and in an attempt to enact more gun control laws on honest american citizens and use this whole issue politically against the second amendment of the united states. >> that is so alien to the truth. that's his opinion. he has no facts to back it up. congressman darrell issa followed suit at the nra convention in april. >> they have trampled on the constitution, on the first amendment, on religious rights. if you don't think this fast and furious and things like it are the beginning of an attack in the second term on the second amendment, you really haven't evaluated this president. >> just read meat to the het shaking crowd. he has relaxed gun laws in this country, yet the nra is
the nra has been setting the stage for months. the nra president was out pedaling the conspiracy theiry that the fast and furious program was designed to restrict gun laws back in october. >> the president and attorney general and secretary of state would be running around going 90% of the guns come from america. in an attempt to seek political advantage and in an attempt to enact more gun control laws on honest american citizens and use this whole issue politically against the second...
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. >> every democrat has an "f" from the nra. scott walker has been whining about outside money coming into the race on the democratic side. i just showed you two commercials from the nra. take a look at some of the outside republican big guns that are coming in to back walker. earlier this week, well, romney's co-chair, the campaign tim pawlenty, failed governor from minnesota, stumped for walker. louisiana governor bobby jindal plans to rally with walker on thursday. south carolina governor nikki haley will campaign with walker on june 1st and mike huckabee, you know, the guy who's got a show over on fox and nationally syndicated talk show, he actually has a pac. i didn't know that. and he is raising money for walker. hey, phil, can i have a pac? probably not. i work for a news organization. i'm joined tonight by john nichols, washington correspondent of "the nation" magazine and author of the book "uprising." john, where is the race right now? how tight is it? >> it's a tight race, ed. when i talk to democrats and republicans,
. >> every democrat has an "f" from the nra. scott walker has been whining about outside money coming into the race on the democratic side. i just showed you two commercials from the nra. take a look at some of the outside republican big guns that are coming in to back walker. earlier this week, well, romney's co-chair, the campaign tim pawlenty, failed governor from minnesota, stumped for walker. louisiana governor bobby jindal plans to rally with walker on thursday. south...
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nra members, they're okay with reasonable gun controls. the nra leadership has been fanatic and frankly functions as enablers to mass murder, and they've got to be stopped on that. >> and we have to face the value of some of the rhetoric. lindsey graham was on tv the other night saying in response to talking about sensible gun laws that no, i believe in the second amendment. i like to hunt that not contrary to the sensible gun laws that anybody is advocating. you know, when you talk about something like criminal background checks, that has nothing to do with a hunter who wants to hunt, or a target shooter who wants to target shoot. >> it's been reported that the shooter had some issues mentally. that's has been reported. how do we keep firearms away from those who have challenges? >> you require background checks for sale of guns to anyone. you get rid of the gun show loophole where someone at a gun show can sell it to anybody. can sell it to people on the terrorists list. can sell it to convicted pedophiles, can sell to it felons. and to
nra members, they're okay with reasonable gun controls. the nra leadership has been fanatic and frankly functions as enablers to mass murder, and they've got to be stopped on that. >> and we have to face the value of some of the rhetoric. lindsey graham was on tv the other night saying in response to talking about sensible gun laws that no, i believe in the second amendment. i like to hunt that not contrary to the sensible gun laws that anybody is advocating. you know, when you talk about...
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, this is the nra's vision for america. what do you mean by that? >> that's precisely what it is. the nra's utopia is a place where anybody can get a gun and carry it virtually anywhere. this is -- and what we are seeing in florida, tragedies like this, are the manifestation of what happens in the nra's utopia. it is two different visions of america, the vision that the people have that want to protect themselves, that want to live in safety. as parents we want to raise our children in safety and then there's the vision of the gun lobby representing an industry that wants to make carrying guns more permissible and envisions a society where people like zimmerman are walking around with guns. >> what in florida took place that led to the passing of the stand your ground law? or is this a template of stuff coming from gun enthusiasts that think they have to protect themselves or give them license to maybe even go and do something like this? >> it is lobbying, it is good, old-fashioned lobbying. it is lobbying of an industry th
, this is the nra's vision for america. what do you mean by that? >> that's precisely what it is. the nra's utopia is a place where anybody can get a gun and carry it virtually anywhere. this is -- and what we are seeing in florida, tragedies like this, are the manifestation of what happens in the nra's utopia. it is two different visions of america, the vision that the people have that want to protect themselves, that want to live in safety. as parents we want to raise our children in...
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she joined her husband at the nra meeting. earlier, the romney campaign did not miss an opportunity to appeal to women voters. >> this is what i love the most. women are talk about the economy and jobs, and about the legacy of debt that we're going to leave our children. we are mad about it, and we're going to do it something about it november. >> the problem for the republicans is ann romney isn't running for office. her husband is. needless to say, she stole the show. >> you know, i've heard recently something how women were being referred to as a special interest group, and i thought to myself, really only washington could do that. there's only one part of that phrase that's correct. women are special. >> what mrs. romney should have pointed out, it's the republican party that considers women a special interest group. the president recognizes that. >> women are not some monolithic block. women are not an interest group. you shouldn't be treated that way. women are over half this country in its work force. >> that's why cons
she joined her husband at the nra meeting. earlier, the romney campaign did not miss an opportunity to appeal to women voters. >> this is what i love the most. women are talk about the economy and jobs, and about the legacy of debt that we're going to leave our children. we are mad about it, and we're going to do it something about it november. >> the problem for the republicans is ann romney isn't running for office. her husband is. needless to say, she stole the show. >> you...
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the stand your ground laws are largely a result of the nra lobbying power. so ted nugent may not be a romney surrogate, but he's certainly an nra surrogate. and this language of violence -- here's the thing, ted nugent is a nut case, and he's going to say crazy things and maybe we'll pay attention and maybe we won't but when you give him a platform, then you have to begin to worry about the kind of people he's going to influence. and god bless the secret service here. with this particular president, they've had to field a lot of credible and less credible sort of threats and different situations, much more than any president prior to president obama, and so people may think that they're overreacting, but in actuality, this is their job. they actually have to address this guy and figure out how serious he is about the things he's said in the recent past. >> i'm also curious about the report out of texas, that says that romney talked to nugent and wanted his support. because it was tagged, the son of the candidate, who tweeted out something saying, hey, that's
the stand your ground laws are largely a result of the nra lobbying power. so ted nugent may not be a romney surrogate, but he's certainly an nra surrogate. and this language of violence -- here's the thing, ted nugent is a nut case, and he's going to say crazy things and maybe we'll pay attention and maybe we won't but when you give him a platform, then you have to begin to worry about the kind of people he's going to influence. and god bless the secret service here. with this particular...
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. >> florida was the nra's first target. and it succeeded in pushing the bill through the legislature, over the objections of leading police and law enforcement leaders. in reality, the nra's leaders weren't interested in public safety. they were interested in promoting a culture where people take the law into their own hands and face no consequences for it. let's call that by its real name, vigilanteism. >> bloomberg says the right to self-defense was already well established and stand your ground laws were not necessary and led to horrible consequences. >> instead, they justify civilian gun play and invite vigilante justice and retribution with disastrous results. >> and the mayor of new york offered examples of three big states. florida has three justifiable homicides before the law was passed. but after the law was passed, so-called justifiable homicide jumped to 34 per year on average. in georgia, so-called justifiable homicides doubled. in texas, a similar result. let's turn to ben jealous, president and ceo of the naa
. >> florida was the nra's first target. and it succeeded in pushing the bill through the legislature, over the objections of leading police and law enforcement leaders. in reality, the nra's leaders weren't interested in public safety. they were interested in promoting a culture where people take the law into their own hands and face no consequences for it. let's call that by its real name, vigilanteism. >> bloomberg says the right to self-defense was already well established and...
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in fact, nra ceo is out fear mongering today. he's accusing bob costas of trying to piggy backing his social agenda. he told cnn he expects an unprecedented fight over gun control in congress next year, yet he would not give any specific legislative examples. he says "i think it's going to come hard, i think it's going to come fast, and i think it's going to come soon." i hope it does. i'm joined by bill rhoden, columnist of "the new york times" and dan gross, president of the brady campaign to prevent violence. gentlemen, thank you for joining us tonight. it gets a lot of attention because it's sports and it's the nfl. but dan, to comment on the comments. will he take up the fight in the near future? >> i believe it will. and i believe it will because it's a conversation that the american public wants to have. the one thing that i don't accept that you said in the introis that the american public just accept it is. i don't think they accept it. the american public doesn't want to live in a country where there are 32 murders ever
in fact, nra ceo is out fear mongering today. he's accusing bob costas of trying to piggy backing his social agenda. he told cnn he expects an unprecedented fight over gun control in congress next year, yet he would not give any specific legislative examples. he says "i think it's going to come hard, i think it's going to come fast, and i think it's going to come soon." i hope it does. i'm joined by bill rhoden, columnist of "the new york times" and dan gross, president of...
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it pivoted off a poll by frank luntz on nra members yesterday. that was the first news aspect. the second thing i picked up was, again, pushing back on the you didn't build it attack that he's been enduring from romney where he talked about success and the government being able to provide you the ladders to the middle class, but you have to lift yourself up yourself. he talked about a two-way street. those were the two major takeaways, but the gun stuff stood out the most. >> sure. karen, the president also drew a parallel between what was going on in the streets of chicago and other large black urban areas, showing and displaying for many who have been frustrated at what their perceived lack -- the perceived lack of the president for showing empathy of victims of gun violence in inner cities and what's going on -- what went on in colorado. an interesting parallel, no? >> absolutely. that is talking about a shared experience in this country. as he said, we have gun violence and violence occurring both in big urban centers and small towns. that's the point he made. i agree with
it pivoted off a poll by frank luntz on nra members yesterday. that was the first news aspect. the second thing i picked up was, again, pushing back on the you didn't build it attack that he's been enduring from romney where he talked about success and the government being able to provide you the ladders to the middle class, but you have to lift yourself up yourself. he talked about a two-way street. those were the two major takeaways, but the gun stuff stood out the most. >> sure. karen,...